28x1 - Bristol v Manchester

September 2, 1998

Teams from the universities of Bristol and Manchester kick off a new series of the challenging quiz, hosted by Jeremy Paxman.

28x2 - Balliol College, Oxford v Durham

September 9, 1998

28x3 - Open University v Lancaster

September 16, 1998

28x4 - Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Selwyn College, Cambridge

September 23, 1998

28x5 - Birkbeck v Warwick

September 30, 1998

28x6 - Portsmouth v De Montfort

October 7, 1998

Teams from Portsmouth and De Montfort universities compete for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

28x7 - King's College v Magdalen College, Oxford

October 14, 1998

28x8 - Aberdeen v Newnham College, Cambridge

October 20, 1998

28x9 - Christ Church, Oxford v Trinity College, Cambridge

October 27, 1998

28x10 - St Hilda's College, Oxford v Bangor

November 3, 1998

28x11 - Corpus Christi College, Cambridge v Oriel College, Oxford

November 10, 1998

28x12 - Queen's University, Belfast v Sheffield

November 17, 1998

28x13 - Downing College, Cambridge v Glasgow

December 1, 1998

28x14 - City University v Leicester

December 8, 1998

28x15 - Harris Manchester College, Oxford v Manchester

December 15, 1998

28x16 - City University v Balliol College, Oxford

January 5, 1999

Jeremy Paxman chairs the second play-off between the highest scoring first-round teams. London's City University take on Balliol College, Oxford.

28x17 - Magdalen College, Oxford v Open University

January 12, 1999

Reigning champions Magdalen College, Oxford compete against the Open University for a place in the quarter-finals. Presented by Jeremy Paxman.

28x19 - De Montfort University v University of Bristol

January 26, 1999

28x20 - Selwyn College, Cambridge v Leicester

February 9, 1999

28x21 - Oriel College, Oxford v Manchester

February 16, 1999

28x22 - Glasgow v Durham

February 23, 1999

28x23 - Balliol College, Oxford v Birkbeck

March 3, 1999

28x24 - Sheffield v Trinity College, Cambridge

March 10, 1999

28x25 - Bangor v Bristol

March 17, 1999

In the first of the quarter-final matches, Bangor, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Wales, take on Bristol University. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

28x26 - Oriel College, Oxford v Leicester

March 24, 1999

28x27 - The Open University v Birkbeck

March 31, 1999

28x28 - Durham v Trinity College, Cambridge

April 6, 1999

28x29 - Bangor v Oriel College, Oxford

April 13, 1999

28x30 - The Open University v Durham

April 20, 1999

28x31 - Final: Oriel College, Oxford v The Open University

April 27, 1999